COMMON & YOUNG JEEZY FIRST WEEK PROJECTIONS ARE IN

Young Jeezy and Common's new albums, Thug Motivation 103 and The Dreamer/The Believer, are both reportedly en route to dominate the sales chart next week. Based on one-day estimates, Jeezy's long-awaited LP will easily outsell Common's new solo project.

Def Jam/IDJ's Young Jeezy album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, hits fourth, looks set for an impressive first week sales number of between 200-225k, based on one-day reports from those retailers who took time out from making fun of Newt Gingrich's double chin to respond. The South Carolina-born rapper's previous album, The Recession, debuted with nearly 260k upon its release in Sept. 2008. Windy City hip-hop icon Common's Think Common/Warner Bros. bow, The Dreamer/The Believer, looks headed for first-week sales of between 55-65k. His last album, 2008's Universal Mind Control, on G.O.O.D./Geffen, debuted with 82k. (HITS Daily Double)

 (COMMON)

(YOUNG JEEZY)



D4L/G-UNIT ARTIST SHAWTY LO HOSPITALIZED



A manager for Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo has confirmed speculation claiming the D4L/G-Unit artist was hospitalized this week. According to Johnnie Cabbell, Lo was rushed to a hospital on Wednesday (December 21) over Diabetes compilcations. "We appreciate the outpouring of concern and prayers. Shawty Lo was hospitalized yesterday," his manager Johnnie Cabbell said. "He suffers from Diabetes and had to seek immediate medical attention, although he is now resting and doing well," Cabbell continued. "He will be able to fulfill his scheduled upcoming performances and appearances." Speculation on the rappers health condition hit the Internet yesterday. GET WELL SHAWTY LO!!!

THE GAME GETS INTO ALTERCATION WITH FAN IN OLSO, NORWAY

Details of Tuesday's night's altercation began circulating after a video of the incident hit the net. The Game's Norway concert came to a screeching halt last night -- when the rapper dodged a flying bottle ... and then went into the crowd to FIGHT the moronic perpetrator. Before he jumped off the stage...The Game warned the person, "Next time you throw something, I'm just gonna ask someone next to you who threw it and we gon' jump over there and f*ck you up." The Game then jumped off the stage to confront the fan face to face, The crowd then cheered, but it wasn't over. The "California Dream" rapper went straight to the perpetrator, threatening to fight him at that very moment. It didn't look like anything happened, and The Game returned on stage and said, "You ain't so tough now, boy," and ended the surprise altercation with, "Hey, don't throw s--t at me, man. Hey, Westside n---a, lesson learned." Whats your thoughts on the past incidents this week with Kanye & The Game getting things tossed at them on stage?

***NEW VIDEO***

(THE GAME FEAT TYLER THE CREATOR & LIL WAYNE-MARTIANS VS GOBLINS)



YOUNG JEEZY'S "HUSTLERZ AMBITION" DOCUMENTARY ALBUM IN STORES DEC. 20TH

As Young Jeezy gears up for the release of his upcoming album, TM103: Hustlerz Ambition, which is due out tommorrow Dec. 20th. he's also been dropping a slew of visuals for the LP, including music videos ... and teaser clips for his anticipated documentary "A Hustlerz Ambition." Now, the Atlanta hip-hop star unleashes the full documentary for fans to enjoy, before his album drops December 20th.

The 44-minute film, which also accompanies TM103, was co-directed by Chris Robinson and Iren Brown, is narrated by legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson, and scored by DJ Quik. The doc begins with Jeezy landing in London, as he explains how it feels to being overseas as he reflects on where he comes from. Then, the clock turns all the way back to his childhood where he discusses the abandonment from his father, and selling drugs at a young age. It also boasts appearances from his parents, Jay-Z, Diddy, T.I., Rihanna, Drake, DJ Khaled, and more.

("A HUSTLERZ AMBITION")

(TM103: HUSTLERZ AMBITION IN STORES DEC.20TH)



DJ HOLIDAY & GUNPLAY OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR "BOGOTA" OFF THE NEW MIXTAPE



Exclusive title track from Gunplay's upcoming Bogota mixtape hosted by DJ Holiday, this is the Official Video for "Bogota" which was shot in Bogota, Colombia. S/O to MMG them boys doin it major! Let me know your thoughts?

(COMING SOON)

YUNG JOC STUDIO ROBBED AT GUNPOINT (DETAILS INSIDE)

Atlanta rapper Yung Joc has made weekend headlines after his Georgia recording studio was reportedly robbed at gunpoint and lost nearly $50,000 in valuables. After initial reports began circulating online, Joc hit up Twitter to confirm what went down. "#robbingseason!!!!!!!!! It's officially here!!! They took all my sh*t!!! Now watch god bless me with sumn Bigga and better!! Love," he tweeted December 18th. Then later on he tweeted "Just thankful they didn't kill my ppl"... (Yung Joc's Twitter).

Reports are saying Police are searching for three men who ambushed and robbed a man and a woman at gunpoint at a recording studio in northwest Atlanta. The recording studio is located in a home on Boyd Avenue and is owned by Atlanta rapper Yung Joc. Atlanta police said the men were waiting in the bushes for caretakers of the studio to show up around 5 a.m. Sunday. When they did , the men ambushed the man and woman, forced them into the bathroom and tied them up. Police said the robbers took around $50,000 in equipment.

Despite the deadly situation, both victims were eventually able to escape for help. The two caretakers, a man and a woman, were able to escape to a friend's house to call 911. They didn't recognize the robbers, but detectives are hoping they may have left fingerprints on some of the items. Police also said the robbers planned to use the victims' car to get away with some of the equipment, but decided to leave the vehicle at the studio. Sad to hear anybody gettin done like this, so make sure yall are careful out here, it is christmas season and people are relentless out here especially in atlanta where dudes is walking around with a house around there necks, beware of your surroundings theres wolves everywhere, whats your thoughts?

IS 50 CENT HAVING TROUBLE WITH INTERSCOPE?

G-Unit general 50 Cent's Interscope Records issues appear to be far from over, as usual 50 Cent took to his Twitter this week to publicly lash out against the renowned music label. Fif also said he would not allow Interscope to dictate when his music drops. "Man interscope put out the single art saying its coming out on the 31st but its not coming out. I'm not putting my album out till we are all on the same page," he tweeted December 13th. 50 Cent then tweeted  "These people are gonna make me kill one of them. Now madonna's single is called GIRLS GONE WILD. This is some bull sh*t #SK"....wait theres more "This is nuts to me. I try to do everything I can to keep my cool you know what? If they don't care I don't care I'm putting out a video now".

 A few days ago, 50 said he was in control of when his new untitled LP drops he told Shade 45 "I want to come out at the top of the year, I want to be ready, but, you know, of course it's all on how everybody else puts together their actual marketing campaign and get it right," 50 said in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid. "I don't have a timeline anymore. I'm doing the Dr. Dre. I'm doing what Eminem does. I've been on a shot clock my entire career. 'I've gotta come out during this period. I've got to come out during this period.' Like, every other year. My albums are so successful that it would take me a year to get done touring off of them. I may not necessarily tour off of this album. I might release it and decide I'm going to make the next one instead of actually going out and touring and let everybody live with that and do something different. Or they'll see me at spot dates." (Shade 45)

It seems like Jimmy Iovine and 50 Cent are finally at there breaking point, the relationship shouldnt last too much longer, 50 has one album left on interscope with a clause in his contract that will make his last actual album on interscope a "Greatest Hits" album, whats your thoughts?  Heres some new music from 50 Cent off his new mixtape "The Big 10" celebrating the 10 year anniversary of "50 Cent Is The Future".





BRICK SQUAD MONOPOLY RAPPER SLIM DUNKIN DEAD AT 24

Another popular rapper's life has been cut short. Atlanta MC Slim Dunkin, who was a part of rapper Waka Flocka's "Brick Squad Monopoly," was murdered outside of an Atlanta studio last night. Police Maj. Keith Meadows said the performer, real name Mario Hamilton, was fatally shot in the chest around 5:30 p.m. He was then rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead."It appears the victim was scheduled to do a video shoot," Meadows told the Associated Press. "Before the video shoot took place, it appears the victim and suspect got involved in a verbal altercation. We don't know what that altercation was about."

The news quickly spread on Twitter as numerous rappers and producers began tweeting about the loss of the rising Atlanta rapper.“RIP TO MY NIGGA DUNK,” wrote Brick Squad Monopoly member Wooh Da Kid. Police have not recovered the gun used in the slaying. Close to 20 people were in the small building at the time of Dunkin's death. No suspects have been named in the murder.... We at Da League News send our condolences out to Slim Dunkin's family, Brick Squad Family and any one else suffering from this loss, when will the violence stop...You are in our prayers!!!



WAKA FLOCKA DISSES WIZ KHALIFA "HE AINT GOT NO SWAG"

Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame has declared his issues with hip-hop artists hyping their way to hip-hop's mainstream level and publicly called out Pittsburgh rap star Wiz Khalifa. Prior to DJ Kay Slay naming Big Sean, Waka Flocka named Wiz as a rapper without swag....



JOE BUDDEN ON ESPN 1ST & 10 WITH SKIP BAYLESS & STEPHEN A SMITH

Joe Budden takes on Skip Bayless in this heated episode of 1st & 10. We at Da League News are intwined in both worlds (Hip Hop/Sports) and vivid fans of the show, JOE BUDDEN HOLD IT DOWN FOR US!!!  S/O Stephen A Smith.... Let us know your thoughts?

(PART 1)

(PART 2)

YOUNG JEEZY TELLS RICK ROSS "ITS WHAT EVER AFTER MY ALBUM DROPS"

Shortly after Atlanta's Young Jeezy told fans they could retire hopes of seeing him engage in a rap battle with fellow Def Jam labelmate Rick Ross, the "Snowman" now claims following this month's release of his new Thug Motivation 103 LP, he is game for anything. "I can't really explain that," Jeezy said when asked about the rift. "I just know from my standpoint, if homie wanna focus on me that's on him. I'm focused on me. At the end of the day man, I got an album coming out and aint nothing more important than that. After the album come out, we could get into that." (Hot 97)

Last week, Jeezy said they should have met face-to-face and ironed out any issues instead of letting their speculated beef intensify. Aside from those few lines on "Death B4 Dishonor," Jeezy said the issue spiraled thanks to a Web clip, which Ross perceived to be an additional jab at him. "I feel like the whole started thing from a clip on WorldStarHipHop, and my thing was, if I'm a boss and you a boss, let's sit down and be bosses," he said. "You take a clip that somebody edited and run with that? What part of the game is that? If you felt like that, hit me up, let's chop it up, we bosses." Finally, Jeezy said he didn't take things seriously after bumping into Ross at the BET Hip Hop Awards, where the Miami rapper declined to exchange any words with him. "I felt like it was about selling records," Jeezy said. "It' not about you about me. We could've stepped in the corner and chopped it up. So right then and there, I knew it was about records, so I was cool with it."



Rick Ross said this earlier this year "You gotta understand, when you talk about this street life and being one hundred and being solid, it's certain things that you just bring to a person," Ross added. "That's what I was expecting. And that never happened. However homie feel, that's him. Just all the way being real -- we were just at the BET Awards, and I sat in the front row, and he performed. If it's any pressure, handle it right then." (Hot 97) Whats your thoughts on the Beef is good or bad for Hip Hop?

Thug Motivation 103 is slated to drop Tuesday, December 20th.

(WHERE THE BEEF STARTED)

WEBBIE RESPONDS TO ROCSI DIAZ'S ACCUSATIONS

Louisiana rapper Webbie has responded to recent sexual harassment accusations made by BET's "106 & Park" co-host Rocsi Diaz weeks after he was banned from the weekday television show. Admitting he is not focused on Diaz, Webbie said his sexual interest rests in women with thick bodies. "Ah, I ain't thinking about that girl, man," Webbie said in an interview. "Savage Life 3, Savage Life 3, it's on. I'm here with my dogs, I'm here with my dogs. We're here tripping out. My n*gga talking about how to f*ck a bad b*tch and what's the best way to get a bad b*tch. We steady thinking of trick plays to get bad b*tches and get them in the bed. We're steady making plans, you heard? ... If you ain't thick and fine with a** jiggling when you walk, I don't even want to have nothing to do with you. We can be 'Hey, how you doing,' but I don't f*ck with you. My d*ck's too big."...What does Webbie be talking about? We at Da League News are not here to judge but I believe its time for Webbie to check in to Betty Ford, Rehab is destined....Whats your thougts he brash response?

(AUDIO OF WEBBIE'S RANT)

 

(ROCSI SPEAKING ON WEBBIE ENCOUNTER)

T PAIN TALKS ABOUT SCRAPPING T WAYNE ALBUM & MORE (MUST HEAR)

Fans hoping to finally get their hands on a full length Lil Wayne and T-Pain T-Wayne album may want to shield their eyes as the auto-tune star now claims the project is SHELVED. The "5 O'Clock" hitmaker also shed light on what happened to his highly-publicized collaborative album with Lil Wayne. "When [Wayne] got into his litte trouble, that was right at the peak of when we was like, 'OK, let's go. Let's do this now.' He finally had time, then he went to jail," said Pain, who recorded eight or nine songs for the project before it was scrapped. While he's still up for it, he doesn't think Weezy is interested. "Things happen and I'm pretty sure he's over the whole idea now. I don't even be bringing it up to him no more. I'm pretty sure he's way past that right now. He's doing big things."...T Pain spoke to one of my favorite morning shows The Breakfast Club and talked in depth about what happen with his deal with YMCMB, DOA & MORE!!!





50 CENT SIGNS JERSEY SHORE STAR DJ PAULY D

G-Unit general 50 Cent has opened up on his new DJ Pauly D signing and why he sees the "Jersey Shore" reality show star being a cross between DJ Khaled and DJ Drama. "When Pauly came by to see me, they had options. They had several places that they were going, and people that were interested in doing a deal with him. Obviously, the momentum from "Jersey Shore" was spun off into him being the first one to have his own independent series. They're moving places and DJing in front of bigger audiences, and getting ready to make moves internationally, where the DJ is the star, overseas. When I sat with him, I saw the opportunities we could have moving forward, with brand extension and packaging the music...I look forward to it. I call him "the bridge." He's going to be something between what you would get from a DJ Khaled or a DJ Drama and what you would get from David Guetta." (Rolling Stone)Whats your thoughts on 50's new signee?

(DJ PAULY D)



WIZ KHALIFA ADDS VETERAN JUICY J TO TAYLOR GANG ROSTER

Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang roster continues to grow as Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J has announced his new alignment with the Rolling Papers hitmaker. Promising big things to pop off next year, Juicy also revealed an upcoming Taylor Gang compilation album being in the works.

Juicy J was on Maybach Music's DJ Scream radio show "Hood Rich Radio" and revealed to the listeners his alignment with Taylor Gang. "Yes sir, Juicy J is now with Taylor Gang," J revealed in an interview. "We're going in this year. 2012, we're going in. Y'all heard it, y'all know it's the business. It's going down, man. Man, man, it's going down. We got a big compilation album that we're doing. It's going down. When you hear it, you're going to be like, 'Wow.' You're going to be like, 'Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.'" (Hood Rich Radio) Wiz also signed Video Vixen Lola Monroe to the label last month. Whats your thoughts?





50 CENT TELLS T.I "DONT GET EMOTIONAL OVER YOUR LADY, IT A GET YOU INTO SHIT"

G-Unit leader 50 Cent has lashed back at Atlanta rapper T.I. following some excerpts from his new VIBE magazine cover feature "I'ma tell you, 50 Cent and anybody else, we not gonn'a have no discussion about what my ole lady should'a, would'a, couda done for anything as it pertains to me," begins his rant. "We ain't gonn'a do that. I'm the only one in my family that's gonna take a lick when it pertains to the legal system. Since me, none of my other family members have seen a jail cell. Nobody. I'm the last one. The buck stops here. I feel that a person that stands behind [his woman for a criminal charge] is a coward anyway. ... She wasn't gonna catch it period, 'cause I'm there. That wasn't even a consideration. Even if she asked me to I would've been like, "Nah, you trippin'." (VIBE) Well we all know 50 and he wasted no time and returned mad shots via twitter in rampage of tweets... "Man I just saw something T.I said in VIBE about a tweet I wrote when he caught his drug case. He just got out a jam and caught a new one," 50 tweeted November 25th. Then he tweeted"Any other time a n*gga done. Get caught with 10 machine gun an silencer then catch a drug charge. You will f**k around and get natural life" then again "This boy got a get outta jail FREE card. Don't get emotional over your lady. It a get you in some sh*t you don't want to be in. He then sent a final tweet "If U can get 5 years easy 4 some sh*t and I'm the support of my family. Why would it be wrong if ya lady had to take probation? Sh*t she ballin to lol" (50 Cent's Twitter) T.I decided to voice his feelings on this situation via..........You guessed it TWITTER, this is what he had to say "Straight G code...No "TWEEFIN" here champ!!!! Peace 2da real og's we out!!!," he tweeted shortly after 50. (T.I.'s Twitter)..Whats your thoughts on the King of the South and the King of NY going head to head?

FORMER BAD BOY ARTIST LOON ARRESTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES

Former Bad Boy Records rapper Loon was reportedly arrested this month in Belgium on drug trafficking charges. While details are still developing, reports of Loon's arrest became public Friday (November 25). So much for being on his deen. While entering Belgium last Friday, former rapper Loon, now known as Amir Junaid Muhadith was arrested while at a Brussels airport for drug trafficking. Various sources report the arrest stems from an indictment back in May for distributing heroin three years ago in North Carolina. He has now been extradited back to the U.S. Guess he's a bad boy for life. (Rap Radar)...Damn Loon we hope these charges are false my dude we hate see a black brother get locked up especially dealing with Police overseas, my prayers go out to your family but to all you young bucks here some old Loon to refresh your memory...

(THIS IS HOW LOON USE TO LOOK)



FORMER DTP ARTIST SHAWN J OF FIELD MOB THROWS SHOTS AT LUDACRIS

Former DTP member Shawn J has decided to answer Ludacris' "Say It To My Face" record from the mixtape 1.21 Gigawatts by releasing his own diss track called "P*ssy Boy" which is below Shawn J had this to say I'm pretty sure for a fact he's talking about me on 'Say It to My Face.' That bullsh*t. It's crazy because I did that. This sh*t don't hold no weight -- Gotta look at it like, when you're an artist and doing TV or whatever, I've been sitting at home before watching BET and seen 'So What' ringtone come up on Jamster commercials. And then we weren't getting them checks," Shawn said about Field Mob's 2006 hit. "So it left a sour taste in my mouth. And then it had a whole thing transpire with us anyways...One minute, we were cool as f*ck. I pretty much understood that that's how DTP rocks. They use you for whatever. When Luda ain't got no hit songs, they godd*mn milk you for your sh*t and then move onto the next project. That's exactly what they did. I feel like he a f*ck n*gga. That's how I feel. I know they whole system, I've been around. I've seen how other artists got treated just like that. Some real f*ck n*gga sh*t. So I called him a b*tch, a b*tch a** n*gga."....Whats your thoughts on Shawn J taking shots at Ludacris is it warranted?

(THE SUPPOSE SUBLIMINAL TRACK)

(SHAWN J'S DISS TO LUDACRIS)



KEVIN HART VS T-PAIN RAP BATTLE (HILARIOUS)

Kevin Hart aka Chocalate Droppa took to his Rap Moniker to battle R&B Star turned Rapper T-Pain.. Theres not much more for me to say, Im still laughing as I type this....Leave your thoughts?

(KEVIN HART VS T-PAIN: THE BATTLE)

FRENCH MONTANA & WAKA FLOCKA WORK ON "LOCK OUT" MIXTAPE (STUDIO FOOTAGE)

French Montana & Waka Flocka work on there new mixtape "Lock Out"Exclusive studio footage of the two below...FRENCH MONTANA WHERE'S THE ALBUM?



DRAKE'S PROJECTED FIRST WEEK SALES ARE IN!!!

Young Money's Drake appears ready to take on the sophomore jinx as his Take Care solo album is projected to sell up to 725,000 copies in its opening week. The rapper, whose sophomore YM/CM/Universal Republic album, Take Care, is the follow-up to last year's successful bow, Thank Me Later, will debut at #1 with a sales total between 675-725k.

Glassnote Records latest discovery, Community star Donald Glover's hip-hop persona Childish Gambino's debut album Camp will open with a very impressive 45-50k. Finally, Trill/Fontana hip-hop artist Baton Rouge rapper Webbie's third installment of the Savage Life series, is set to bow with 24-27k.

BIG SEAN RESPONDS TO LUDACRIS & DRAKE (AUDIO)



CASH MONEY ADDS BUSTA RHYMES & MYSTIKAL TO THE ROSTER MAYBE THE GAME NEXT?

It was revealed yesterday that hip hop veterans Busta Rhymes and Mystikal have joined the growing roster. Busta confirmed the news via Twitter Real n***a doe!! Salute family!! #YMCMB/#THECONGLOMERATE!!" he wrote.

The distinguished MC earlier retweeted a congratulations from frequent Cash Money collaborator Rick Ross."Congrats @BusaBusss CMB!!!! @BIRDMAN5STAR<#Salute 2 u aswell family!! #YMCMB/#THECONGLOMERATE/MMG!!" the tweet read.

Mystikal, for his part, had previously been working with former Cash Money producer Mannie Fresh on a post-prison comeback album.The news of the label switch coincides with the release of Busta's new single, "Why Stop Now," featuring Chris Brown. It was made available for free yesterday via a collaboration with the new Google Music store.

Other recent additions to Cash Money have included Bow Wow and DJ Khaled. Game has also publicly flirted with the possibility of joining the label. Whats your thoughts on the new signees?

(BUSTA RHYMES & BIRDMAN SPEAK ON NEW DEAL)



VIDEO PREVIEW OF ROSA ACOSTA 2012 CALENDAR (AMAZING)

(NO WORDS NEEDED, JUST THANK ME LATER)

(PART 2)

(BEST THINGS IN LIFE COME IN 3'S)



BIG SEAN HITS UP LONDON & PARIS ON HIS DAY TO DAY VLOG

Big Sean hits up London & Paris to promote his debut album "Finally Famous" check out the video blog below to see what went down....





DR. DRE PLANS TO TAKE A BREAK FROM MUSIC



“These are the next two artists I’m working on, Slim Da Mobster and Kendrick Lamar. I think that’s when I’m gonna just wrap it up for a minute because I’ve been working on music for 27 years now and the longest I’ve ever been out of the studio in 27 years has been two weeks.” – Dr. Dre....Who's waiting on Detox?



ERICK SERMON SUFFERS HEART ATTACK

The hip-hop community is still reeling from the death of Heavy D earlier this week, but more troubling news surfaced over the weekend. Via a brief tweet on Saturday (November 12), DJ Scratch revealed that Erick Sermon has suffered from a heart attack. The 42-year-old singer is one half of the legendary New York group EPMD along with Parrish Smith.  Details on Sermon’s status are still scarce, but according to Scratch (who once DJed for EPMD), he seems to be stable.

UPDATE:

MTV News has reached out to Erick Sermon's camp. He is listed in stable condition but he remains in the coronary care unit. "Erick Sermon had a heart attack today," DJ Scratch wrote. "He's ok, but still send your prayers. He is not on Twitter." Fans have continued to tweet their questions at him after the initial announcement, prompting him to reply, “I wish yall tweet me this much when I tweet good news. Smh”

Before embarking on his successful solo career, Sermon scored several hits--including 1987’s “It’s My Thing,”--with Parrish Smith as part of EPMD (Erick and Parrish Making Dollars). His first solo album No Pressure was released in 1993....Will be keeping you in our prayers over at Da League News, to all you young bucks out there heres some LEGENDARY EMPD for you to bring you up to date...

(AND THE CLASSIC)

BRYAN LEACH CLEARS UP ASAP ROCKY'S 3 MILLION DOLLAR DEAL

As speculation continues to intensify surrounding Harlem rap newcomer A$AP Rocky's $3 million signing to Polo Grounds/RCA, the company's president Bryan Leach has ironed out the confusion. According to Leach, the $3 million deal includes marketing, budget and other vital assets within a recording contract. This is what he had to say... "What he was saying was, when you look at his deal, between the marketing, the promotion, the A&R budget, the advance, the life of the deal--this is what it comes up to," Leach told XXL. "It's no different than an NBA contract if you factor in bonuses. It was definitely a competitive deal, and it was worth every penny, but it wasn't 3 million dollars in his pocket." Though he denied that the deal put three million dollars in Rocky's bank account, Leach wouldn't confirm what the exact number was. "That's putting out his personal business," he said. "It was a competitive deal. I will say that every single label out there was trying to sign the kid, and he took one or two meetings and went with his gut and his heart. It wasn't because of money. It wasn't a big a** bidding war. But it was a competitive deal. It also factors in his A$AP Crew." (XXL Mag)...Havent heard alot of music from Asap Rocky, but the "Purple Swag" song is pickin up steam, but 3 mill? Whats your thoughts?



FIRST WEEK SALES ARE IN FOR MAC MILLER & WALE

Maybach Music Group rapper Wale's Ambition debuted on the charts at No. 2. After seven days in stores, the LP has sold 164,100 copies. This is what Wale had to say about his successful first week via twitter.... "163k! I love my fans .. I'm so grateful.. Thank you Thank you... I'm speechless hip hop for life #mmg #boa," Wale tweeted November 8th. "We did it RT @WaleNation: We did it 163K!! Congrats @Wale!#Ambition" (Wale's Twitter)

Wale wasnt the only one to rake in great sales this week,  Rostrum Records rapper Mac Miller's Blue Slide Park, distributed digitally by INgrooves and physically by Fontana, will debut at #1 smack dab in the middle of Q4, with estimates of between 175-185k, which might even be conservative. This is a triumph of social networking and good, new-fashioned viral marketing, as Malcolm McCormick, the son of a Christian architect father and Jewish mother photographer, transforms his combined 2.7 millionTwitter, Facebook and MySpace followers into an impressive debut....Im not really shocked on the sales, I even expected more from Mac Miller being that he has this huge cult following behind him..Congrats to both Camps this is a good look for HIP HOP!...thoughts?

DRAKE FINALLY TALKS HOLD UP ON THE 9TH WONDER/PHONTE COLLABO



Young Money star Drake has finally addressed ex-Little Brother member Phonte's accusations of dodging him and 9th Wonder for a collaboration despite giving them multiple public accolades.Drizzy said while he does apologize to Phonte, there is an explanation for a delayed collabo.

"With me and Tay, I kinda dropped the ball on a feature he needed me to do, just being 100% honest," he explained. "I really wanted to do a record with him, and we actually did do a record for my album, and then something happened with the producer and the beat, and it started getting funny so I had to scrap the record. And then he was like, 'Well, can you do this feature for me,' and at the time I was trying to find my sound and trying to figure out what this album was going to be about, and I kind of let it slip through the cracks. That was my fault, and I do apologize to Phonte for that. But I still want to make it happen; I talked to 9th Wonder about trying to make it happen, we'll get it eventually. He knows he's one of the biggest influences on my career." (Village Voice)

In August, Phonte gave his reaction to Drizzy dedicating his BMI Awards "Songwriter of the Year" trophy to him and questioned their delayed joint effort..."To my knowledge, [a Take Care collaboration] is not happening. We've made contact with each other but all of my attempts to make something real happen have led to a dead end," Phonte said in an interview. "I saw that he dedicated his BMI award to me and while that was a very noble and thoughtful gesture, I'd much rather he had dedicated himself to finishing a verse for one of me and 9th [Wonder]'s songs. That, to me, seems like a more tangible way of showing gratitude. But with that said, I'm still a fan and I think he's an incredibly talented artist. When Take Care drops, he's got my money." (The Source)......Whats your thoughts on drake not making time to collab with Phonte, dude did list him as one of his influences...

MEEK MILL- IMA BOSS REMIX FEAT RICK ROSS, LIL WAYNE, BIRDMAN, SWIZZ BEATZ & DJ KHALED

MOBB DEEP DROPS 1ST SINGLE "CONQUER" OFF THE NEW ALBUM BLACK COCAINE

BOXING LEGEND JOE FRAZIER PASSES AWAY FROM LIVER CANCER AT 67

Joe Frazier, a onetime heavyweight champion whose epic battles with Muhammad Ali in the 1970s spilled from the boxing ring into a decades-long war of words, died Nov. 7 of liver cancer at age 67. His family said he died in hospice care in Philadelphia. Mr. Frazier and Ali were the dominant heavyweights of their generation, and their rivalry was considered one of the most heated and enduring in all of sports. Both fighters had won Olympic gold medals, but in most other respects they were very different. Mr. Frazier, a sharecropper’s son from South Carolina, was stocky and powerful. The most exciting thing about him was his nickname, “Smokin’ Joe.” His crouching, relentless style of boxing was in stark contrast to the tall, graceful presence of Ali. Even more telling, Mr. Frazier’s quiet stoicism was no match for Ali’s glib flamboyance.



The last of their three fights, the “Thrilla in Manila” in 1975, is widely ranked as the greatest match in boxing history. But the bouts that Mr. Frazier and Ali fought in the ring were complicated by a personal antipathy rare in sports. Ali’s needling of Mr. Frazier turned from ordinary ribbing to something deeper that reflected the divisions of race and opportunity in America. Ali had been the heavyweight champion from 1964 to 1967, when he had to relinquish his title after refusing to participate in the military draft.

In 1970, Mr. Frazier beat Jimmy Ellis to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. With Ali returning to boxing after a three-year layoff, the stage was set for a showdown. Against a background of political and racial upheaval, Ali called Mr. Frazier “ignorant,” “dumb” and an “Uncle Tom.”Mr. Frazier, who had admired Ali, was baffled and insulted by what he considered a betrayal of the brotherhood of boxers. In response, he referred to Ali by his original name of Cassius Clay, which Ali considered an affront.“Clay, he makes me laugh,” Mr. Frazier told Sports Illustrated in 1971. “What do he know about hard times? Bigmouthing and loud talk, he’s an expert on that, but hard times — that’s something else.”

Their first fight took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, with a glittering backdrop. The crowd was studded with celebrities, including Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman and Diana Ross. Frank Sinatra was a ringside photographer for Life magazine. Each fighter was guaranteed $2.5 million, the highest purse in boxing history at the time.
Early in the fight, Ali shook his head in disdain whenever Mr. Frazier caught him with a punch. By the 11th round, Ali was reeling backward from a succession of blows. For the first time, he looked confused and defeated in the boxing ring. About 25 seconds into the 15th and final round, Mr. Frazier landed a left hook on Ali’s jaw, sending him to the floor, with his head bouncing off the canvas.Mr. Frazier won a unanimous decision, giving Ali the first loss of his career. Both fighters ended up in a hospital.

On Jan. 22, 1973, Mr. Frazier lost his title when George Foreman knocked him down six times in two rounds, prompting ABC broadcaster Howard Cosell’s memorable exclamation: “Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!” We send are condolences out to the frazier family, the LEGEND will be missed...



DRAKE & LIL WAYNE WILL PASS AT DROPPING A JOINT ALBUM AT THE PRESENT TIME



We learned today via xxl that Drake & Lil Wayne will not be dropping a album at the PRESENT time... this is what drake had to say to xxl... "Me and Wayne scrapped the idea of a collaboration album,” Drake exclusively told XXL. “We just agreed that it would be looked upon as…It would be sort of this competition [with Watch The Throne]. I feel like it would get caught in this whirlwind of hype. [Wayne] agreed. We just said, ‘If we do it, we’ll do it down the line. But right now is not the time. On “Y.O.L.O.,” mixtape with Rick Ross: “We haven’t really connected because he’s been going through this thing with his health. I’ve been stashing my little beats and verses. I don’t have a drop date for it or a time for it. To be honest, its something I just really wanted to pop up out of nowhere".....

FUTURE SPEAKS ON DRAKE NOT APPEARING IN TONY MONTANA VIDEO

This is some good insight into the industry listening to Future break down his scenario with his hit single.Future says he predicted Drake's absence from the remix to his "Tony Montana" video. The Atlanta rapper told him to make sure he knew what he was doing by getting on the song because he wanted to complete the thought and make a movie.

Future goes into depth with The Source about his feelings on trying to get Drake for the video and he even called him personally after the label exhausted their means.Drizzy used the excuse that he was working on his album and according to Future they tried to accommodate the Young Money star by coming to him and even using a green screen effect."He jumped on the record, it's a win win...I just take a negative and make it into a positive," says Future. Check out the video below...



RICK ROSS FINALLY SPEAKS IN DEPTH ON SEIZURES ALSO REVEALS JAY Z COLLABO

Rick Ross shook the Hip Hop community when he suffered two seizures in the same day earlier this month, but he assures fans that he’s on the road to recovery. During an appearance on “106 & Park,” Ricky Rozay appeared in good spirits, explaining that his medical emergency stemmed from sleep deprivation and that he has a clean bill of health.“What it was was I was going about my business as every day. I boarded a flight, and on the flight, I had a seizure and when I snapped out of it, they told me what had happened. I was like, you buggin', call a jet, we finna keep it moving. Because I understand me growing up and hearing about seizures, they can be violent, you bust vessels and bite your tongue up and this and that and in my case, it wasn’t none of that. I felt a little worn out, but I felt I could keep going and that’s what it was.”

He recalled getting on a second plane and having another seizure. When he awoke, he realized the source of his problems.“I boarded a jet and I had another seizure, and when I snapped out of that one, I woke up in front of a doctor and he asked me basically, ‘When was the last time you slept eight hours?’ and I said ‘It had to at least been five years.’ Being the fastest growing label in the game, it comes with a lot of sacrifices. And in my case, it was sleep. I would get two hours of sleep and keep moving, me being a hustler. And that has to stop.“I came back totally healthy,” he added. “It was a case of me not getting enough rest, not getting enough sleep.”

He also mentioned that while he was supposed to be on bed rest, he instead netted "the biggest collaboration that we've done for my album" with Jay-Z ...Its good to see the Boss back in good spirits, plus I know this health scare influenced alot of people to get there health in check...S/O MMG/Def Jam were waiting on that "God Forgives, I Dont"....



BIG SEAN-DANCE(ASS) REMIX FEATURING NICKI MINAJ "OFFICIAL VIDEO"

(Big Sean-Dance(Ass) Remix Featuring Nicki Minaj)

We love Nicki over here at Da League News, but it wouldn't be right without another ass shot, thank me later! DAMN!!!